Category Archives: Global Sustainability Perspective

Waste will now be addressed more comprehensively in LEED certification systems, a significant step for zero waste initiatives. With this announcement by the Green Business Certification, Inc. it is clear that waste reduction is now being looked at far more strategically than in the past.

Positive environmental outcomes and the potential for large cost savings has Fortune 100 board rooms buzzing about the benefits of a zero waste strategy. However, talking about… Read More

Financial indicators remain few and far between

Of the 37 markets analysed, only four countries – France, Canada, New Zealand and Australia – have established financial performance indicators for green buildings.

As a result, there is a considerable gap for most major real estate markets to assess the relative performance of more environmentally-friendly real estate assets. Calculating performance of sustainably-designed and operated assets, for example, is practically impossible without a framework to establish appropriate financial benchmarks and performance targets.… Read More

The 2016 Sustainability Transparency Index reveals slow – yet steady – progress as sustainability considerations grow in importance across the globe. The Index, which measures transparency based on a 5-point scale (with country scores towards 1 qualified as “highly transparent” and scores towards 5 as “opaque”) for seven different indicators, shows steady improvement over recent years.

But the obvious question remains – what environmental sustainability factors indicate whether a market is opaque or transparent?… Read More

France was the top sustainability player in 2016, largely as a result of legislation – targeting specific companies and industries and consistently rolled-out – designed to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy:… Read More

Did you know that cost savings and sustainability initiatives often go hand-in-hand? Below, JLL’s Usama Sapru explores the benefits that demand side response energy management can bring to your business – impacting both the bottom line and helping you to achieve your sustainability objectives in the process.

It’s no secret that today’s building owners, occupiers and managers are under pressure to keep operating costs low – but they’re also tasked with achieving increasingly aggressive sustainability objectives.

The good news? Striking a balance between the bottom line and social responsibility is possible – and in some cases, even profitable. When it comes to energy management, adopting a Demand Side Response (DSR) policy provides one such opportunity.